[hobbes1]

BMI is NOT the Truth.

It is a fairly sad approximation, of what you need to weigh to be a pencil neck geek.

[11th Earl of Mar]

I agree it is not accurate, especially for people like me. I am 5'8" and weigh 195 pounds, which by that scale makes me obese. But I also have a 32 inch waist and 12 percent body fat.

The BMI, however, is accurate for most people who are not bodybuilders. And I doubt there were many bodybuilders in this teacher's gym class.